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In the park surrounding the fortress on the Spilberk (Spielberg) hill, near Brno (Brünn), there is the following monument in remembrance of a famous personality of city history.
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Click on the photo for enlargement. By the way, on the wall of the fortress, on the left behind the monument, you see the plaque for the Italian victimes of the fortress. |
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Photo: Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2002 |
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During the Thirty Years’ War, the Spielberg fortress was assieged by Swedish troops commanded by Torstenson, but they had to withdraw unsuccessful in 1645.
The Emperor in question was Ferdinand III, emperor of the Holy Roman German Empire.
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in: English Wikipedia |
Short encyclopaedic article on Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches' life and work. |
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in: English Wikipedia |
In 2010, there was just a photo and a row of text in this encyclopaedic article on the Moravian castle of Jaispitz (Jevišovice), former possession of Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches. |
For more information, see the links listed on the French version of this page.
Thanks a lot!
We owe the words of this inscription to Jaro, who specially went up to the Spielberg during a short vacation time in Brno in order to copy this text unfortunately illegible on my photo. Thanks a lot to Jaro!
Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2003
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